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Lemi, the nearest town. Photo: Htm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Hannanjoki

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

77Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 10 kn gusting 20, Air 7 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 77 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 77 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 75 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 77 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 279, good
  2. Tue 377, good
  3. Wed 477, good
  4. Thu 579, good
  5. Fri 675, good
  6. Sat 778, good
  7. Sun 875, good
  8. Mon 977, good
  9. Tue 1076, good
  10. Wed 1179, good

The spot in one fact

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Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Hannanjoki
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov79, good5 kn9kn7°C4.7 mm
Tue 3Nov77, good10 kn21kn6°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov77, good8 kn15kn6°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov79, good10 kn20kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov75, good6 kn16kn4°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good9 kn21kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov75, good6 kn13kn3°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good7 kn17kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good8 kn20kn5°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good9 kn20kn6°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Hannanjoki

A launch on the Hannanjoki. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 39 km away. The town to stay in is Lemi. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Hannanjoki
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 39 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,550–US$2,890 each

about US$1,550–US$2,890 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HEL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$490–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$188–US$315
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$577
Food7 days eating outabout US$335–US$624
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$195–US$356
Totalabout US$1,550–US$2,890

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Lemi

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Closest

Lemi

about 5 min by car

about US$127/nightcountry average

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About Lemi its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Lemi, 1 km. We have not checked places to stay in Lemi yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Lappeenranta, 21 km away (about 40 min by car). Search before you plan on staying there.

About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 45m

About 16h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HEL, direct, then 3h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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